Yesterday
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
Why we need to have a genuine look at nuclear energy
Nuclear energy is the kind of nation building policy we need when our lucky country’s luck is running out.
- Georgina Downer
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Energy transition will cost much more than politicians are pretending
The brutal reality is that taxpayers and consumers will be on the hook for much higher costs under a renewable or nuclear energy system.
- John Kehoe
This Month
RBA inflation target challenged by power prices
Other areas of the economy will need to offset the impact of higher than expected power prices to keep inflation within target, economists say.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Ronald Mizen
Labor appoints former NBN boss as nuclear head
Mike Quigley has been appointed as the head of the federal government’s peak nuclear organisation.
- John Kehoe
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
There is a respectable economic argument for nationalised nuclear
The bottom line is that there are sound public choice arguments for the government to build and own nuclear power plants.
- Sinclair Davidson
June
- Opinion
- Emissions
Better carrot and stick provides investment certainty for carbon cuts
The climate safeguard mechanism for large emitting facilities means reaching the 43pc emissions reduction target by 2030 is certainly “doable”.
- Kerry Schott
- Sponsored
- Ausgrid
Distributors can drive lower-cost transition
Electricity distributors can help deliver a lower cost, more socially equitable transition.
Sponsored
by Ausgrid
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
Nuclear power deserves a fair hearing
The opposition and the government fail to answer critical questions on their respective nuclear stances. It is time to get the experts in.
- Bruce Mountain
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Coalition’s taxpayer-funded nuclear con a road to ruin
We estimate that the fiscal damage would be in the order of a minimum $100 billion “nuke builder” tax, but likely considerably more given the international experience.
- Tim Buckley and Annemarie Jonson
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
My nuclear talk was cancelled. Here is what I would have said.
My presentation to Engineers Australia would have outlined why a nuclear-based energy system would cost consumers half as much with four times fewer emissions.
- Robert Parker
Why top companies are starting to back away from green targets
In the past year, many of the world’s biggest companies have dropped or missed goals to cut emissions or to loosen ties with polluting sectors.
- Kenza Bryan and Attracta Mooney
- Sponsored
- NAB
$7b green bond to rally nation’s net zero goals
Australia’s commitment to sustainability has taken a giant leap forward with the issue of the nation’s $7 billion inaugural sovereign green bond.
Sponsored
by NAB
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Mackenzie’s climate change
It shouldn’t surprise to hear the head of a global oil company talking his own book. But it’s no use pretending that the decarbonisation transition is more difficult and more costly than many imagined.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Culture war is driving Coalition’s plan to stop renewables rollout
The first auction of the Capacity Investment Scheme has received more than 40 gigawatts of project registrations, showing there is a strong pipeline of renewables ready to go with the right policy settings.
- Chris Bowen
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Nuclear is unviable because of economics, not engineering
Even if all that mattered was the cheapest possible energy that meets minimum levels of reliability and emissions, the Coalition’s plan fails.
- Steven Hamilton and Luke Heeney
The gambler: Dutton bets it all on nuclear
The opposition leader is hoping his energy wager could return the Coalition to government. But if it all goes badly wrong, his dream of becoming prime minister could be lost.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Nuclear election poses energy transition questions for both sides
The Coalition’s nuclear option deserves a proper debate, not the puerile meme scare campaign that Labor is running.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
Why I welcome a nuclear power station in my backyard
I have never been against some solar and wind power. My message is that we need a balanced mix of energy types.
- Matt Canavan
Towns at ground zero say if nuclear means jobs, bring it on
People in Morwell and Traralgon, at ground zero of the nuclear debate, say the need for new jobs could win them over to Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy plans.
- Gus McCubbing
Locals might prefer nuclear to renewable poles and wires
Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy plan could win support from communities concerned about major infrastructure upgrades needed to get solar and wind power into the grid.
- Tom McIlroy, Gus McCubbing and Brad Thompson
